READ@DC helps students with Reading and Writing Skills

June 14, 2012

Defiance College has announced a new Reading Engagement and Development Center at
DC (READ@DC), a Project 701 initiative. Developed to support students in grades K-12,
the center will assist students struggling in reading and writing.

"The reading and writing center is a great opportunity to serve our community and
also give our students another opportunity to polish their knowledge and skills as
future teachers,” said Dr. Sandra Golden, assistant professor of education and director
of graduate education programs. “Both skills are critical to academic success, and
through our center we want to provide students struggling in reading and writing with
the best tutoring services that are both engaging and fun."

READ@DC will provide assessment/diagnosis services; remediation in reading and writing;
and tutoring in reading and writing by DC trained pre-service teachers. This summer
program will be open June 11 through August 15 with tutoring sessions by appointment
only. Cost for services is based on a sliding scale.

READ@DC assistant manager Katie Weber said of the program, "All of our tutors are
majoring in education and have been trained to tutor by Dr. Golden. We are excited
to work with the students this summer and help them develop an understanding and enjoyment
of reading and writing."

The Reading Engagement and Development Center at DC operates as part of Project 701,
a separate legal nonprofit, incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio and run
and managed by Defiance College students. The organization incorporates the strengths
of various academic disciplines in order to develop innovative strategies to address
community needs. It also provides entrepreneurial training and experience that will
enable students to even more effectively use the skills and knowledge they learn in
the classroom.